City government · Blount County, AL

Oneonta's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Oneonta took in $11.7 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)81%City taxes19%

What stands out

12%

of Oneonta's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes19%

Sales tax
12%$1.4 million
Property tax
5.1%$594 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$133 thousand
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Tobacco taxes$62 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$46 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 1 more
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Gas$3.4 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities87%Interest on debt13%

What stands out

87%

of Oneonta's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
87%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Gas supply$821 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$477 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$280 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$186 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oneonta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Oneonta itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.